I did this a lot in college when I had problems with my knees and hamstrings. No matter how hard I ran in the pool I could not replicate the fitness level that you get on land and I would lose conditioning if I did it longer than a week or two at a time. I did in 8 feet of water so hitting bottom was not an issue; I did it once in 4 feet and my feet hitting the bottom disrupted my form. Plus it was really boring! I don't get bored on the treadmill because I can watch TV, but staring at the concrete sides and ends of the pool drove me nuts.

The only thing I found it useful for is if I had a particularly hard workout on land and I was sore, doing very easy pool running for 15 minutes was a great way to cool down and get loose.

I started running on land a little as well as continuing with the pool running. Anyone else starting to run on land with some of the same form they are using when pool running? I feel like my land running form has changed a bit from all the pool stuff...

I started running on land a little as well as continuing with the pool running. Anyone else starting to run on land with some of the same form they are using when pool running? I feel like my land running form has changed a bit from all the pool stuff...

Nope. It feels the same. Of course, I've been doing 50/50. The only time I feel different is when I exclusively pool run for a couple of weeks. Then I feel sore from running -- I think I use the same big muscles in the pool as on land, but not all the little stabilizing muscles.

I started running on land a little as well as continuing with the pool running. Anyone else starting to run on land with some of the same form they are using when pool running? I feel like my land running form has changed a bit from all the pool stuff...